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Supporting the people of Belarus and their democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protestors by the Government of the Republic of…

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Supporting the people of Belarus and their democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protestors by the Government of the Republic of Belarus.

Introduced: September 15, 2020 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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This resolution:

  • finds the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus to be undemocratic;
  • expresses support for the people of Belarus in their pursuit of democracy and human rights;
  • calls on Belarus to cease human rights violations and violence against demonstrators; and
  • urges the United States and the European Union to respond to the events in Belarus, including through targeted sanctions.
What's happening now September 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 10 Republican 3
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2020
Spanberger, Abigail
· Oct 13, 2020
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Sep 23, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 23, 2020
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Sep 23, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 23, 2020
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 23, 2020
Cicilline, David
· Sep 15, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 15, 2020
Kinzinger, Adam
· Sep 15, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Sep 15, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 15, 2020
Trone, David
· Sep 15, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 15, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1111: Supporting the people of Belarus and their democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protestors by the Government of the Republic of Belarus.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1111/
MLA
"H. Res. 1111: Supporting the people of Belarus and their democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protestors by the Government of the Republic of Belarus.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1111/.
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H. Res. 1111, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1111/.
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[H. Res. 1111: Supporting the people of Belarus and their democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protestors by the Government of the Republic of Belarus.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1111/)
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